Bridgeport Retains No. 1 Spot in Class AAA in MetroNews Poll
By Michael Minnich on September 08, 2026
Despite a loss to Class AAAA Martinsburg, Bridgeport remained No. 1 in Class AAA in the MetroNews High School Football Power Rankings.
The Tribe (1-1) received 11 of 20 first-place votes to earn 188 points, just ahead of Princeton (2-0, 7 first-place votes, 183 points), which beat Bluefield, 32-30.
Herbert Hoover (2-0, 2 first-place votes, 165 points) remained in third after a 41-12 defeat of a previously ranked Winfield team.
South Charleston (2-0, 142) moved from fifth to fourth after pummeling former No. 4 and now No. 8 Chapmanville, 49-7.
North Marion (2-0, 113) also advanced a rung from sixth to fifth after beating Preston, 37-19.
Robert C. Byrd (2-0, 78) surged from No. 10 to No. 6 after a dramatic 26-21 win over Fairmont Senior.
Spring Valley (1-1, 70) is seventh, Keyser (2-0, 39) is ninth entering a trip to RCB on Friday, and John Marshall (2-0, 24) is 10th.
Winfield (16), Shady Spring (10), Elkins (7), Fairmont Senior (4), Nicholas County (3), PikeView (3), Greenbrier East (1) and Nitro (1) also received votes.
Martinsburg (2-0, 10 first-place votes, 190 points) is now No. 1 in AAAA after the Bridgeport win, nosing ahead of Morgantown (2-0, 10 first-place votes, 189 points).
University (2-0, 144) also swapped places with George Washington (2-0, 136) for third.
Then, it’s Huntington (0-1, 114), Spring Mills (2-0, 112), Woodrow Wilson (2-0, 68), Cabell Midland (2-0, 60), Wheeling Park (1-1, 56) and Washington (1-1, 13).
Only 10 teams in AAAA have actually won a game: Riverside, the only unranked team with a ‘W’, received 4 votes, while Parkersburg South got 7, Jefferson 6 and Parkersburg 1.
Frankfort (2-0) is the unanimous No. 1 in Class AA, ahead of Independence (1-1, 151), Roane County (2-0, 148), Bluefield (0-2, 138), Mingo Central (2-0, 105), Philip Barbour (2-0, 102), Williamstown (2-0, 100), James Monroe (2-0, 60), Clay County (2-0, 39) and Logan (2-0, 35).
Moorefield (8), Sissonville (7), Doddridge County (4) and Liberty (3) also received votes.
In Class A, Wheeling Central kept the No. 1 spot despite losing to Ohio’s Fort Frye, 29-27.
The Maroon Knights are 1-1 with 14 first-place votes and 189 points.
Then, it’s Cameron (2-0, 3 first-place votes, 160), East Hardy (2-0, 2 first-place votes, 159) and Wahama (2-0, 1 first-place vote, 146).
Pendleton County (1-1, 118), Greenbrier West (2-0, 93), St. Marys (1-0, 78), Sherman (1-1, 55), Meadow Bridge (2-0, 42) and Calhoun County (2-0, 16) are in spots 5 through 10, while Tug Valley (10), Clay-Battelle (8), Man (6), Tucker County (6), Pocahontas County (5), Tolsia (5) and Wirt County (4) receiving votes.
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